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Author Archives: Stanley
When MediaCoder meets Arduino
DIY OBD+GPS virtual automotive dashboard with Arduino
Using standard Arduino board as Google’s ADK kit
When Google announced about the Open Accessory Development kit (ADK) in the last Google IO conference, I was really excited since it was based on Arduino boards.
But after the initial bliss went off, I was disappointed for two reasons. First you need an Android phone running Android version 2.3.4 or above. The second reason is that the original ADK kit is not compatible with the plain Arduino board. The downside of this is that all your existing Arduino Shields will not work with that board and not to mention you have to buy a rather expensive ADK kit. Now there is also an Arduino compatible ADK kit, but it is again expensive and it didn’t made sense for me to buy another Arduino board when I already had a bunch of them lying around.
Since it is based on Oleg’s USB Host Shield, I was trying to see if I can build a board with just plain Arduino board and Oleg’s USB Host Shield. It turns out it is possible and with the release of Oleg’s second version of the USB Host Library, it is much simpler. Continue reading
Why Google Choosing Arduino Matters and Is This the End of "Made for iPod"?
The Google I/O at the Moscone Center in San Francisco is a meet and greet for lots of people and companies, a big dot-com over-the-top party, and most of all it’s geared towards “web, mobile, and enterprise developers building applications in the cloud with Google and open web technologies… Products and technologies to be featured at I/O include App Engine, Android, Google Web Toolkit, Google Chrome, HTML5, AJAX and Data APIs, Google TV, and more.” Maybe not so much Google TV or Google Wave this year but for open hardware and mobile folks, this was one of the most important weeks in history. Continue reading
Arduino Development for Beginners
What?
Beginners Arduino Workshop.
Who?
tinker.it – the UK's leading provider of Arduino training.
Aim?
a basic introduction to the Arduino platform for artists,
designers and hobbyists.
Visual Studio 2008/2010 and Arduino?
While I don't usually highlight Arduino related projects, since there's often little Microsoft relation, I saw this and knew I had to post on it… I mean how much more Microsoft can you get! Continue reading
Google announces Android Open Accessory standard, Arduino-based ADK
Google’s really not leaving any stone unturned at IO today — it’s now also announced a brand new Android Open Accessory standard, which promises to effectively be its own version of “Made for iPod.” That means that any accessory designed using the API (which could even be something like an exercise bike) will be compatible with any Android phone or tablet — running at least Android 2.3.4 or 3.1, that is. What’s more, Google is also making a reference hardware design dubbed an “ADK” available to developers and, get this, it’s based on Arduino. Right now, it only includes USB, but Bluetooth support is planned for the future — developers can hit up the link below for the complete details on how to get started with it.
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